Nicholas Magliato at Penguin Workshop has acquired North American rights to Tyger by S.F. Said (l.), illustrated by Dave McKean. This middle-grade alternate history novel, which won the Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards, is about a world on the brink of destruction and the magical animal that just might be able to save it. Publication is planned for summer 2025; Bronwen Bennie at David Fickling Books brokered the deal.
Nick Thomas at Levine Querido has bought My Presentation Today Is About the Anaconda by Bibi Dumon Tak (l.), illustrated by Annemarie van Haeringen (c.), and translated by Nancy Forest-Flier (r.). The illustrated middle grade nonfiction book features a classroom of boisterous animals and insects giving school presentations on one another. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Luciënne van der Leije sold world English rights on behalf of Querido NL; the translator represented herself.
Nancy Paulsen at Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Books has acquired world rights to Moon's Wish by Ezra Jack Keats Award-winning author-illustrator Heidi Woodward Sheffield, a picture book that explores the friendship between a boy, the moon, and their shared love of nighttime stories. Publication is slated for spring 2027; Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency handled the deal.
Celia Lee at Simon & Schuster has bought, at auction, Swinomish and Tulalip photographer and All My Relations podcast cohost Matika Wilbur's Project 562: May We Know an Indigenous Future, a photographic picture book featuring kids of all ages in different settings all around what is now known as North America expressing the full range of their Native identity. Publication is set for summer 2026; Kate Johnson at Wolf Literary Services sold world rights.
Lee Wade at Random House Studio has acquired world rights to The Big One by Dashka Slater (l.) (Escargot; The Antlered Ship), illustrated by Myo Yim, in which an elder and a child join forces to pursue the biggest fish their village has seen, using their grit and gumption. Publication is planned for summer 2026. Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Kirsten Hall at Catbird Productions represented the illustrator.
Adah Li at Algonquin Young Readers has bought world rights to Everywhere I Call Home by Sandhya Acharya (l.), illustrated by Chaaya Prabhat, a picture book about a girl's discovery that home is more than the fog-filled redwoods and snow-filled peaks of her neighborhood in America or the Gulmohar blooms and peacocks' monsoon dance at her family's home in India. Publication is slated for fall 2026; Kathleen Rushall at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the author, and Christy Ewers at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.
Michelle Lee at Dial has acquired world rights to Seen: The Story of Corky Lee and His Photographs of Asian America by two-time Asian Pacific American Library Association Award winner Julie Leung, a picture book about the late Corky Lee who is referred to as the "undisputed, unofficial, Asian-American photographer laureate," illustrated by Julia Kuo and in partnership with Corky Lee's estate and Mae Ngai. Publication is set for spring 2027; Sandy Dijkstra at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency represented the estate and Ngai, Wendi Gu at GreenburgerKids represented the author, and Emily van Beek at Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management represented the illustrator.
Sylvie Frank at Disney Hyperion has bought world rights to If You Find a Fawn: A What-to-Do for Wild Wanderers by environmental scientist Kellie DuBay Gillis (l.), illustrated by Wazza Pink, as part of the new Disney Planet Possible program. The story follows a child who wanders into the forest and wonders how to help the feathered, furry, and nearly naked babies they find. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Ana Crespo at East West Literary Agency represented the author, and Kate Powell at Astound US represented the illustrator.
Ann Kelley at Random House Studio has acquired world rights to The Big Jump by Marie Tang (l.), illustrated by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara. This rite-of-passage picture book follows two siblings as they embark on a summer tradition, navigating excitement, nerves, and unexpected challenges along the way, Publication is planned for summer 2027; Marisa Cleveland at the Seymour Agency represented the author, and Jennifer Laughran at Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator.
Carolyn Yoder at Astra/Calkins Creek has bought world English rights to Bravo, Lenny Bernstein! by Gloria Koster (l.) (Overdue), illustrated by Susan Reagan, a picture book biography about the conductor's childhood dreams of pursuing a life of music despite many obstacles—the biggest of which was his own father. Publication is slated for fall 2026; Emelie Burl at Susan Schulman Literary Agency represented the author, and Stephanie Fretwell-Hill at Red Fox Literary represented the illustrator.
Nicholas Magliato at Penguin Workshop has acquired world rights to A Little Slugger's Guide to the Unwritten Rules of Baseball… and Life by actor Patrick Renna (l.) (The Sandlot), illustrated by Tommy Parker. In this picture book, Renna offers practical, humorous advice about the "unwritten" rules to baseball and the game of life. Publication is scheduled for spring 2025; Griffin Talent and WME represented the author, and Luke Wilson at Synergy Art represented the illustrator.
Katherine Easter at Zonderkidz has bought world rights to The World's Best Christmas Light by Chelsea Tornetto (l.), illustrated by Amanda Morrow, a board book in which a family sets out to find the best Christmas lights ever, but the colorful lights can't compete with the brightest light of all—God's love. Publication is set for fall 2025; Lisa Amstutz at Storm Literary Agency represented the author, and Robbin Brosterman at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator.
